Total Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 11.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lynton Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Lordswood & Walderslade , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynton Drive (ME5 8QA) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Lordswood & Walderslade average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Drive (ME5 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near The Yard. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dane Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Port Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Close
Apr 2026Other crime Bulldog Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bulldog Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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